diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 0f92edba0..f21e563f3 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -722,6 +722,13 @@ meta_display_open (void)
                                     the_display->leader_window,
                                     the_display->atom__NET_WM_NAME,
                                     "Mutter");
+
+    /* The GNOME keybindings capplet should include both the Mutter and Metacity
+     * keybindings */
+    meta_prop_set_utf8_string_hint (the_display,
+                                    the_display->leader_window,
+                                    the_display->atom__GNOME_WM_KEYBINDINGS,
+                                    "Mutter,Metacity");
     
     meta_prop_set_utf8_string_hint (the_display,
                                     the_display->leader_window,
diff --git a/src/include/atomnames.h b/src/include/atomnames.h
index 38ece9705..b5fbfb91b 100644
--- a/src/include/atomnames.h
+++ b/src/include/atomnames.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ item(_MUTTER_RESTART_MESSAGE)
 item(_MUTTER_RELOAD_THEME_MESSAGE)
 item(_MUTTER_SET_KEYBINDINGS_MESSAGE)
 item(_MUTTER_TOGGLE_VERBOSE)
+item(_GNOME_WM_KEYBINDINGS)
 item(_GNOME_PANEL_ACTION)
 item(_GNOME_PANEL_ACTION_MAIN_MENU)
 item(_GNOME_PANEL_ACTION_RUN_DIALOG)